HRS §186-5
Agreement between the board and tree farm owners
After a property is classified as a tree farm, the board must make a written agreement with the owner and anyone else with an interest in the land. The agreement lasts at least twenty years and includes rules about following the management plan, withdrawing from the program, and maintaining trees. The board can cancel the agreement if the owner does not follow the rules.
landowners
The statute, as written — Agreement with owner
Upon classification, the board shall be responsible for preparing, executing, and administering an agreement with the applicant and others having an interest in or encumbrance upon the tree farm property. The agreement shall be for a period of not less than twenty years but shall contain, inter alia, the following conditions: (1) The agreement shall be canceled and terminated and the tree farm property shall thereby be declassified if, upon investigation, the board determines that the owner of the property is not complying with this chapter or the management plan; (2) Any owner of tree farm property desiring to withdraw all or part of the property from the operations of this chapter may at any time make written application to the board; (3) The owner shall develop and maintain trees of commercial species and other forest products as specified in the management plan. The agreement shall also contain other terms and conditions deemed advisable by the board.
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